In 2022, there were around 393 abortions carried out per 1,000 live births in Georgia, which was the highest rate of abortions in Europe in that year. Sweden and Bulgaria had 339 and 335 abortions per 1,000 live births, respectively. In Poland, where until very recently abortion was banned apart for some exceptional circumstances, only 0.3 abortions per 1,000 births were conducted in 2022. Births in Europe Bulgaria had the youngest mean age of woman at childbirth in the EU in 2022 at 27.8 years. Romania and Moldova both had mean age for childbirths at just over 28 years of age. On the other hand, the average age at childbirth in Ireland, Spain, and Luxembourg was over 32 years of age. In every EU country, the fertility rate for woman is under two children, with some of the lowest rates found in Italy and Spain at 1.1. Contraception use In 2022, Norway had the highest share of women aged 15 to 49 years using any sort of contraception in Europe with 85 percent using. Czechia and Finland both had high levels of contraception use among women at 84.5 and 82 percent respectively. Just over a quarter of women use any form of contraception in Montenegro, the lowest share in Europe.
In 2020, in European countries where abortions are legal, a specific time frame varied from 10 to 24 weeks. The most permissive legislation was in application in the U.K, where a women could have an abortion up until 24 weeks of pregnancy, followed by the Netherlands with 22 weeks. On the other hand, women in Portugal can have an abortion up until 10 weeks, although this time frame can be overpassed in very specific situations such as risk to woman's health, rape and fetal malformation.
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In 2022, there were around 393 abortions carried out per 1,000 live births in Georgia, which was the highest rate of abortions in Europe in that year. Sweden and Bulgaria had 339 and 335 abortions per 1,000 live births, respectively. In Poland, where until very recently abortion was banned apart for some exceptional circumstances, only 0.3 abortions per 1,000 births were conducted in 2022. Births in Europe Bulgaria had the youngest mean age of woman at childbirth in the EU in 2022 at 27.8 years. Romania and Moldova both had mean age for childbirths at just over 28 years of age. On the other hand, the average age at childbirth in Ireland, Spain, and Luxembourg was over 32 years of age. In every EU country, the fertility rate for woman is under two children, with some of the lowest rates found in Italy and Spain at 1.1. Contraception use In 2022, Norway had the highest share of women aged 15 to 49 years using any sort of contraception in Europe with 85 percent using. Czechia and Finland both had high levels of contraception use among women at 84.5 and 82 percent respectively. Just over a quarter of women use any form of contraception in Montenegro, the lowest share in Europe.